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TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work

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Conor D. McGuinness Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Health
686. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a project manager for the dedicated Working Group to review and update the Long-Covid Model of Care has been appointed; and if not, the reason no appointment has be made. [71421/26]
Conor D. McGuinness Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Health
687. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the reason the Model of Care for Long-COVID has not been updated since 2021; and if this Model of Care can be updated. [71419/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 17 Sep 2026 · to Health
368. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 3148 of 28 July 2026, if she intends to progress any long-term supports for healthcare workers with long Covid; and to provide an update on her Department's engagements with the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation with respect to this matter. [66171/26]
Gillian Toole Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Health
560. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Health the differentiating factors between long-Covid and vaccine adverse events; the process of evaluation of differentiation is carried out, by data sources, public consultation and any other relevant metrics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54651/26]
Robert Troy Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Health
842. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the steps being taken by her Department to ensure healthcare professionals suffering from long-Covid can qualify for a critical illness payment; if she is aware that there are currently over 150 such employees of the HSE suffering from long-Covid who have been deemed ineligible for this payment recently (details supplied). [51620/2…
Paul McAuliffe Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Health
415. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health the supports available for those unable to work as a result of long-Covid; if she plans to change or introduce new supports in the coming year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48376/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1771. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that have attended each long-Covid clinic in the years of 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [41530/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1951. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to the State of enforcing and prosecuting breaches of Covid-19 public health regulations, including legal and administrative costs. [41940/26]
Duncan Smith Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2048. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health when individuals (details supplied) partaking in the Covid-19 evaluation will receive confirmation of the reported private sessions that are due to take place this month; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20075/26]
Séamus McGrath Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2137. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health to clarify the position with respect to healthcare workers suffering from long-Covid and Critical Illness Protocols. [20331/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
510. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to consider the reintroduction of paid special leave for those public sector workers suffering from long-Covid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10739/26]
Niamh Smyth Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
515. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review the correspondence (details supplied); if she will review the current supports available to healthcare workers diagnosed with long-Covid who contracted the illness in the course of their employment during the Covid pandemic; if she will outline the rationale for the cessation of the special leave with pay (SLWP) arrangements and the transition t…
Seán Canney Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Health
1167. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the measures being put in place to ensure that Ireland is on a par with other European countries in terms of ensuing the financial wellbeing of healthcare staff affected by long-Covid as a result of working at the front lines of the health service during the Covid pandemic; if she is aware that the EU recommended that all member states recognise long-Covid as an …
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Health
1173. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that a number of healthcare workers with long-Covid are facing significant hardship due to a loss of income due to the cessation of special Covid leave with full pay on 31 December 2025: the provision her Department will make for this cohort of healthcare workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12339/26]
Sean Fleming Written 5 Feb 2026 · to Health
367. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the situation regarding a person (details supplied) who has long Covid as a result of working for funding paid by her Department to a section 39 organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8811/26]
David Cullinane Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Health
1014. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the work of the Covid-19 evaluation panel; the timeframe for completion; the costs to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7614/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Health
1152. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the costs to date, including start-up cost of Ireland's Covid-19 evaluation; if she will provide incurred costs by heading (details supplied); the number of staff working on the evaluation; a detailed outline of its work to date; the anticipated date of completion; and if she has been provided with an interim report to date, in tabular form. [8458/26]
Paul Lawless Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Health
767. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she will consider extending the long-Covid payment scheme beyond December 2025 in light of the ongoing impact on healthcare workers and other affected individuals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73844/25]
Paul Lawless Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Health
768. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she will outline the future plans for supporting individuals suffering from long-Covid after the cessation of the long-Covid payment scheme on 31 December 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73845/25]
Paul Lawless Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Health
769. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she will provide details on any measures being considered to recognise long-Covid as an occupational illness for healthcare workers who contracted Covid-19 in the workplace; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73846/25]
Paul Lawless Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Health
770. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the supports that will be available to long-Covid sufferers who are unable to return to work and face financial hardship following the end of the current payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73847/25]
Paul Lawless Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Health
771. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if Ireland intends to align with other EU member states that recognise long Covid as an occupational illness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73848/25]
Paul Lawless Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Health
772. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she will detail any engagement with healthcare unions regarding the recognition of long-Covid as a work-related injury and the provision of long-term financial supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73849/25]
Paul Lawless Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Health
773. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the guidance that has been issued to Intreo offices and social protection services regarding the transition of long-Covid patients from the current payment scheme to other supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73850/25]
Paul Lawless Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Health
774. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an estimate of the number of individuals currently receiving the long-Covid payment and the projected impact of its termination on these households; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73851/25]